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    Ultracold neutron storage and transport at the PSI UCN source

    Efficient neutron transport is a key ingredient to the performance of ultracold neutron (UCN) sources, important to meeting the challenges placed by high precision fundamental physics experiments. At the Paul ...

    G. Bison, M. Daum, K. Kirch, B. Lauss, D. Ries in The European Physical Journal A (2022)

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    Erratum to: Data blinding for the nEDM experiment at PSI

    A Correction to this paper has been published: https://doi.org/10.1140/epja/s10050-021-00456-1

    N. J. Ayres, G. Ban, G. Bison, K. Bodek, V. Bondar in The European Physical Journal A (2021)

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    Data blinding for the nEDM experiment at PSI

    Psychological bias towards, or away from, prior measurements or theory predictions is an intrinsic threat to any data analysis. While various methods can be used to try to avoid such a bias, e.g. actively avoidin...

    N. J. Ayres, G. Ban, G. Bison, K. Bodek, V. Bondar in The European Physical Journal A (2021)

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    Neutron optics of the PSI ultracold-neutron source: characterization and simulation

    The ultracold-neutron (UCN) source at the Paul Scherrer Institute serves mainly experiments in fundamental physics. High UCN intensities are the key for progress and success in such experiments. A detailed und...

    G. Bison, B. Blau, M. Daum, L. Göltl, R. Henneck in The European Physical Journal A (2020)

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    Solid deuterium surface degradation at ultracold neutron sources

    Solid deuterium (sD \( _2\) ...

    A. Anghel, T. L. Bailey, G. Bison, B. Blau in The European Physical Journal A (2018)

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    Upgrade of the ultracold neutron source at the pulsed reactor TRIGA Mainz

    The performance of the upgraded solid deuterium ultracold neutron source at the pulsed reactor TRIGA Mainz is described. The current configuration stage comprises the installation of a He liquefier to run UCN ...

    J. Kahlenberg, D. Ries, K. U. Ross, C. Siemensen in The European Physical Journal A (2017)

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    Ultracold neutron detection with 6Li-doped glass scintillators

    This paper summarizes the results from measurements aiming to characterize ultracold neutron detection with 6Li-doped glass scintillators. Single GS10 or GS20 scintillators, with a thickness of 100-200μm, fulfill...

    G. Ban, G. Bison, K. Bodek, Z. Chowdhuri, P. Geltenbort in The European Physical Journal A (2016)

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    A device for simultaneous spin analysis of ultracold neutrons

    We report on the design and first tests of a device allowing for measurement of ultracold neutrons polarisation by means of the simultaneous analysis of the two spin components. The device was developed in the...

    S. Afach, G. Ban, G. Bison, K. Bodek, Z. Chowdhuri in The European Physical Journal A (2015)